Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Down Syndrome

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drumming lessons can increase self-control in children with Down syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is whether 2 months of drumming lessons can improve the behavioral control and timing skills in children with Down syndrome. Participants are between 7 and 15 years of age and receive two months of drumming lessons given by a professional drummer with extensive experience working with children with Down syndrome. Children in the experimental group visit our lab once before lessons start and once after lessons are completed. Children in the control group visit our lab twice before they start their lessons. Lab visits include brain recordings taken using a net-style cap, computer tasks, and drumming to music.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07156318

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

30

Starts

2026-02-15

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-19

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Down syndrome

You may not qualify if…

• Already taken drumming lessons
• Uncorrected hearing loss
• Uncorrected vision loss

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)

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